Eliptical (spelling?)

I did something I could not do when I started this journey....

I walked for TEN minutes on the Eliptical machine!!!

I don't usually work out on Friday night...but I'm weighing in tomorrow and wanted to get one more in....and the gym was empty! Soooo....I decided to try it! I was riding the bike (I always do the treadmill) and I got very bored with that. So after 20 minutes, I decided to try the Eliptical.

When I tried it back in the beginning, I couldn't even do 2 minute...my knees KILLED me. But now that I've been doing the treadmill, including a lot of "hills"...I've built up strength in my knees I think.

It felt so good to be able to get through those 10 minutes! I think I could have done even more if I hadn't done the bike first.

One thing I noticed....it definately shows that you're burning more calories on that! (you use your arms too...so maybe that's why) So...when I go back to the gym next, I'm going to try it again. I'll warm up on the treadmill for a few minutes...then jump on the Eliptical and see how it goes!


I can't WAIT!

Stupid question... but what is the eliptical machine? Is that what some poeple call a stair climber? I might give it a try one of these days :)

There are NEVER stupid questions, sisterfriend!

The Eliptical is a LITTLE like a stepper...but not really. It's more of a walking motion...probably closer to walking on a treadmill. But it is a kind of circular motion so you do lift your legs a bit higher than when you're on the treadmill. The other aspect is that most of them have two handles on the sides that go forward and back. If you hold onto those, you're increasing your heartrate by using your arms too.

You should give it a try...to change things up a bit